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# Export PADS4 show

When you want to **share a demo presentation** with another PADS4 user or **archive** a complete presentation, **Export PADS4 Show** is the recommended method. This functionality lets you create a **single zipped (.padsz) file** that contains both the **presentation file** and **all related content files** (images, videos, PDFs, database files, etc.).

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## **Why Use Export PADS4 Show?**

### 1. **Sending Demo Presentations**

* **Easily share** a complete presentation with colleagues, customers, or partners.
* Ensures **all content files** (such as images, videos, data files) are included — avoiding issues like missing content that may occur when copying files manually.
* Minimizes errors in transferring presentations between different PADS4 systems.

### 2. **Archiving Presentations**

* Save presentations as **complete packages** for future reference.
* All files are **self-contained** in a single `.padsz` file.
* Easy to **restore** presentations later using the Import PADS4 Show wizard.

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## **How Export Works:**

### Export Wizard:

* Automatically **identifies all files** used in your current presentation.
* Collects and adds:
  * **Images**
  * **Videos**
  * **PDF files**
  * **File-based Data Providers** (e.g., MS Access databases)
* All gathered content is **compressed** into one `.padsz` file.

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## **To Export a PADS4 Show:**

1. **Open your presentation** in PADS4 Designer.
2. Click on the **File menu**.
3. Hover over **Save As** to open the submenu.
4. Click **Export PADS4 Show**.
5. Follow the **Export Wizard** instructions to:
   * Review included files.
   * Specify export location and file name.
   * Complete the export process.

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## **Importing a PADS4 Show:**

### Import Wizard:

* Used to **open and unpack** a `.padsz` file.
* Ensures that both the **presentation** and its **content files** are restored.
* Allows you to **select the destination folder** where content will be extracted.

**To import a PADS4 Show:**

1. Click **File > Open > Import PADS4 Show**.
2. Follow the Import Wizard to complete the process.

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## **Important Note:**

* If your presentation includes a **Folder Data Provider**, PADS4 will:
  * Include **all files** from that folder in the `.padsz`.
  * If **"Include subfolders"** is enabled for that Data Provider, subfolders and their contents will also be included.

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## **Summary of Benefits:**

* **Safe sharing** of fully functional demo presentations.
* **Reliable workflow management** with no missing files.
* **Convenient archiving** of complex presentations.
* Easy **restore/import** process on any PADS4 system.